12:00 PM SCREENING
Feature ONE NIGHT IN MEXICO (70min)
Written and directed by Luis Estrada
A man returns to Mexico to sell his father’s home. Reconnecting with his past, he discovers the part of life he was missing.
2:00 PM SCREENING
Short MY HOUSE IS ON FIRE (20min)
Written by Ariel Dorfman and directed by Rodrigo Dorfman
A darkly poetic rendition of the world of two children of undocumented immigrants hiding in a safehouse somewhere in the southern U.S. when a visitor arrives. The film won several major awards at international film festivals.
Feature GENERATION EXILE (70min)
directed by Rodrigo Dorfman
When Rodrigo Dorfman was six years old, he was forced into exile because of the revolutionary activities of his father, Chilean writer Ariel Dorfman. Now, thirty five years later, Rodrigo Dorfman weaves his experience of exile through the eyes of four women: a Taiwanese pianist haunted by nightmares of her past; an Afro Caribbean Whirling Dervish on a pilgrimage to Turkey; a Latina artist mourning the destruction of her community and a young American woman caught in a web of spiritual abuse. Spanning four continents and a hundred years of personal history, GENERATION EXILE is a meditation on our search for identity in a world full of pain and wonder.
4:00 PM SCREENING
Feature WEST LINCOLN (90mins)
Written and directed by Anthony Marquez
A story of the Santiago family, as they face off with the harsh realities of grief following a fatal shooting. Aspiring boxer and honor student Josh Santiago’s hopes and dreams are shattered by the horrific violence throwing into conflict the communities of Lincoln Heights and West Lincoln . West Lincoln is an inspirational story of what it takes for one community to rise from the ashes of despair and reclaim their neighborhood.
6:00 PM SCREENING
Feature CAPSULAS (103mins)
Written and Directed by Veronica Riedel
FONSI is an apparently privileged 12 year old boy. As we get to know his dysfunctional family, his world begins to crumble in a matter of hours. Due to a series of unexpected events, each character changes drastically, facing a crude reality. In the hands of Guatamala’s first female directors, “Capsulas” is a multiple-award winning sensation on the Latino International Film Festival circuit and winner of Women International Film Festival for Best Dramatic Feature Film.
8:00 PM CLOSING PARTY at EMBARGO with cumbia soneros Quimikos del Son!
210 E 8th St
Fort Worth, TX 76102
(817) 870-9750
www.embargofw.com